Dalglish / Tonelli Entrepreneurship at the Bottom of the Pyramid

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-53984-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

Entrepreneurship at the Bottom of the Pyramid seeks to demonstrate to students the range of entrepreneurial activities that can be implemented among the poor in developing countries in order to alleviate poverty.



The book blends theory, examples of practice, and learning activities to help students apply their knowledge and to encourage thinking ‘outside the box’. The book begins by introducing the reader to two fundamental concepts: poverty, and the bottom of the pyramid. This provides the reader with a solid grasp of the context in which the entrepreneurial activities are implemented. Next, the book discusses the entrepreneurial process, highlighting the elements most relevant to the context, including risk, survival, and growth; different entrepreneurial actors; the informal sector; and micro-credit. Finally, the book describes models to encourage entrepreneurial activities in developing countries.



Weaving a primary case study throughout so the reader can apply new knowledge incrementally while moving through the chapters, Dalglish and Tonelli also include several shorter case studies, presenting different problems and implemented solutions in several geographical areas. Students with an interest in entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation, and development studies, will find this an important read.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dalglish, Carol

Tonelli, Marcello

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensgründung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) 2. Poverty 3. Entrepreneurship 4. Factors that Impact Entrepreneurial Success 5. The Informal Sector 6. Micro-credit 7. Models to Support Entrepreneurial Activities in Developing Countries: Community Development 8. Models to Support Entrepreneurial Activities in Developing Countries: The Role of Large Corporations 9. Models to Support Entrepreneurial Activities in Developing Countries: The Role of Aid Agencies 10. Models to Support Entrepreneurial Activities in Developing Countries: The Role of Governments 11. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Carol Dalglish is an associate professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She specializes in leadership, and micro-entrepreneurship, and has taught in Australia, England, South Africa, Mozambique, Denmark, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Canada.

Marcello Tonelli is a researcher at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He specializes in strategy, and entrepreneurship, and has 15 years' experience as a management consultant.